Rt/E3.4
Literacy: Functional English - reading, Rt/E3.1, Rt/E3.4, Wt/E3.1, Functional English - writing
Free tags: Christmas
Context: History
Level: E3
Resource type: Reading comprehension, Writing prompts
This is a reading comprehension based on a piece of text outlining the origins of Christmas trees in the UK with accompanying questions and a descriptive writing activity.
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Literacy: Functional English - reading, Rt/E3.4, Rt/L1.3, Rt/L2.3, Rt/L2.8
Free tags: New Year
Context: News, Politics &Government items
Level: E3, L1, L2
Resource type: Reading comprehension
Reading comprehension based on a BBC website report of New Year round the world. The first part requires specific answers (i.e. Shanghai rather than China) to require learners to think about their answers rather than copy out general lumps of text. The second part asks higher level, more analytical questions.
I am using as an introductory topic to New Year sessions.
Editor’s note
A simplified E2 version of this resource is now available – scroll down to See also.
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Literacy: Functional English - reading, Rt/E2.3, Rt/E3.4
Context: Catering Food Nutrition, Employment skills & Public services, Gardening & Horticulture, Painting Decorating & DIY, Retail Hospitality Customer service
Level: E1, E2, E3
Resource type: Discussion points, Reading comprehension, Writing prompts
This is a series of short job ads for a hotel (+ one for a school caretaker). Simple language and uncluttered layout..
Good for introduction to language of employment. I have used these with E1 to E3 and they work well as a differentiated resource
Higher levels can gauge implict information, especially for the school caretaker advert in writing covering application letters to include attributes such as working with children, being trustworthy and reliable etc)
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Literacy: Rs/E3.2, Rs/L1.1, Rt/E3.1, Rt/E3.4, Rt/L1.1, Rt/L1.3
Free tags: Winter, Equality and Diversity, Christmas
Context: Gardening & Horticulture, History
Level: E3, L1
Resource type: Cloze exercise, Reading comprehension, Worksheet or assignment
Nice selection of winter activities written for an E3-L2 Functional Skills group (best for E3-L1).
The main activities are a reading comprehension (about the history of poinsettias and how they came to be popular at Christmas time) and a cloze exercise based on an old Mexican religious legend. There are also some maths questions.
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Literacy: Fiction, Ww/E3.1, Functional English - reading, Rs/E2.2, Rt/E2.1, Rt/E3.1, Rt/E3.4, Rt/E3.8, Rw/E2.2, Ws/E2.1, Functional English - writing
General: Dyslexia support
Context: Art Film Media Music TV
Resource type: Cloze exercise, Crossword, Flash cards, Quiz, Reading comprehension
Level: E2, E3
A set of resources, written for an Entry 2-3 literacy group of young adults who were ‘into’ the Twilight books and films.
The resources may also be useful in Functional English classes as they are media based and can be adapted e.g. used as the basis for letter writing to an editor or newspaper, etc.
Includes: article and related quiz/comprehension questions, crossword (including a version with arrows to help dyslexic learners), cloze exercise, plus related word lists/cards for the cloze exercise and crossword.
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Literacy: Rt/E2.1, Rt/E3.1, Rt/E3.4
Context: Art Film Media Music TV
Level: E2, E3
Resource type: Reading comprehension, Sort or match cards
A simplified text based on the classic film Bullitt. Ideal for group or individual reading. Accompanied by a paragraph sequencing activity and comprehension questions. Great for film buffs of all ages!
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Literacy: Rt/E3.4, Rt/E3.5, Rt/E3.6, Rt/E3.7, Rt/E3.8, Rt/L1.3, Rt/L1.4, Rt/L1.5, Rt/L2.3, Rt/L2.6, Rt/L2.7
Context: Leisure Travel Tourism
Level: E3, L1, L2
Resource type: Hands-on / practical activity, Teaching idea, Warm-up
A great warm-up activity. Students work in pairs to find information in holiday brochures. Easily adapted for your own brochures. Covers scanning, organisational features, detailed reading, etc. at E3-L2.
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Literacy: Rt/E1.1, Rt/E2.1, Rt/E3.1, Rt/E3.4, Rt/E3.9
Free tags: Humour
Context: Health and safety
Level: E1, E2, E3
Resource type: Reading comprehension, Worksheet or assignment
A fabulous set of differentiated reading activities for E1-E3. Order sentences to make a gruesome story, read and answer questions on manual handling (inc. graphical information), enjoy an amusing story about a health and safety inspector or a topical news report.
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Literacy: Rs/E3.2, Rt/E3.1, Rt/E3.4
Free tags: Humour
Level: E3
Resource type: Cloze exercise, Reading comprehension
A hilarious cloze / comprehension exercise based on a real letter to a newspaper. Great for E3 reading, prediction and word order work.
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Literacy: Fiction, Rt/E3.1, Rt/E3.4, Rt/E3.7, Rt/E3.8, Rw/E3.3, Rw/E3.4
Free tags: Equality and Diversity
Level: E3
Resource type: Reading comprehension
An exciting short story specifically written for a school PEP group (post 16, entry level programme) and designed to be fun and interesting (especially for boys) and short enough to be completed in a one hour session (although the extension dictionary/sentence exercises could go on longer). With 9 questions and extension dictionary and sentence activities.
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